Angelina Jolie's accent reminded me of Miss Kitka in the 1966 Batman movie. "purrrrfect"
Fantastic film indeed- what a satisfying movie to watch!
The relief I felt after just 2 minutes of opening credits that I was in safe cinematic hands. The Stone is still in full control.
Oliver's still making giant strides in his career.
Those vast, expansive terrain shots- the "bird's-eye-view" from the eagle were simply exhilerating.
Towards the end, Old Ptolemy (Anthony Hopkins) tells us that Alexander spent his whole life in pursuit of freedom, and that he
was made free just by that virtue. The shots that show us how large his armies were and on what scale they conducted their battles is just plain awesome- it's a concern Kubrick had when planning his Napoleon movie- he would approve how Oliver did it.
Epic. Just plain epic.
"Set the controls for the heart of the Sun" - Pink Floyd
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